Greatbirdlegend 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 Wow....really wonder if anyone have tried this in Singapore? ----- http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/Drive...626-286017.html How to parallel park in ANY tight spot By Tony Ng SINGAPORE - For a lot of drivers, parallel parking conjure images of sweaty palms, nervous glances and impatient motorists behind, hands positioned on horns. It's like kryptonite but much worse because sometimes you just can't get out of parallel parking in a congested city. How to parallel park in a tight spot It's a universal problem as well. A recent poll also revealed that nearly one third of European drivers (32 per cent) said they needed more than one attempt at parallel parking, with the figure rising to 41 per cent for women. The poll, commissioned by Ford, also said that new drivers across Europe rated parallel parking as stressful as Christmas shopping and twice as stressful as a visit from the in-laws. Here's a possible soluition though. Do it like the driver shown in the video, who literally uses the bumper to, well, bump the other cars. The video also helpfully demystifies how some cars can end up bumper to bumper in parallel lots. This writer understands that this is how parallel parking is done in Europe, especially France where bumpers are literally used as such: for bumping. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnewbie 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 her judging for space [thumbsdown] but her parking [thumbsup] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 Wow....really wonder if anyone have tried this in Singapore? ----- http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/Drive...626-286017.html How to parallel park in ANY tight spot By Tony Ng SINGAPORE - For a lot of drivers, parallel parking conjure images of sweaty palms, nervous glances and impatient motorists behind, hands positioned on horns. It's like kryptonite but much worse because sometimes you just can't get out of parallel parking in a congested city. How to parallel park in a tight spot It's a universal problem as well. A recent poll also revealed that nearly one third of European drivers (32 per cent) said they needed more than one attempt at parallel parking, with the figure rising to 41 per cent for women. The poll, commissioned by Ford, also said that new drivers across Europe rated parallel parking as stressful as Christmas shopping and twice as stressful as a visit from the in-laws. Here's a possible soluition though. Do it like the driver shown in the video, who literally uses the bumper to, well, bump the other cars. The video also helpfully demystifies how some cars can end up bumper to bumper in parallel lots. This writer understands that this is how parallel parking is done in Europe, especially France where bumpers are literally used as such: for bumping. do that here and end up in mata chu!!! [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatbirdlegend 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Author Share June 27, 2011 do that here and end up in mata chu!!! [laugh] End up mata chu sibei heng liao. Cars so expensive here if kena caught by the owners sure kena whack upside down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qpik Supercharged June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 just an observation, do the stationary car have their hand/foot brake engaged? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 End up mata chu sibei heng liao. Cars so expensive here if kena caught by the owners sure kena whack upside down. tio si flight than end up mata chu lor................. [laugh] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Twincharged June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 (edited) Nothing new, saw this being done in France in the early 2000s, and must have been going on for a long time. I also wondered how they manage to parallel park so close to each other with very little clearance, at first !!! Cars are cheap there, especially the local makes. Almost everybody drive a lao-pok 1-litre+ hatchback, almost invariably manual gear. I'm not sure, but it certainly looks like they don't engage the parking brake, to facilitate 'bumping'. If you engage parking brake, there is some added resistance, and maybe the bumper can get crushed. I wouldn't call it 'bumping', more like 'pushing' - there is surprisingly not much damage, hardly dent, just scuff marks. Edited June 27, 2011 by Sosaria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverofCar 6th Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 The solution is FIND A MAN TO PARK.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverofCar 6th Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 The video is fark up skill...He is pushing the front car...if this happen in singapore.....big fight liao.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecontle 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 (edited) i never fail , in fact i use parallel parking exclusively, even when a taxi scared to fit in I can do it 1 shot, why? be coz my car is very small lol Edited June 27, 2011 by Mecontle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acieed 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 If parallel parking is hard here... must try Macau Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 If cars are cheaper, bumper replacement is cheaper and insurance premium is cheaper, then we talk. Singapore and France not the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_blade Turbocharged June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 just an observation, do the stationary car have their hand/foot brake engaged? Parking brake not engaged. No one does that there...b'cos of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamstart 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 Aiyo. That lot is really too small lah, why he wanna squeeze in? Go find another lor. If it was the front car that anyhow park and caused the lot to be small. Go park somewhere else and then come back to scratch the car lor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecontle 1st Gear June 27, 2011 Share June 27, 2011 (edited) Go park somewhere else and then come back to scratch the car lor. why must like dat? Edited June 27, 2011 by Mecontle ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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